Question NW963 to the Minister of Basic Education
23 May 2018 - NW963
Makeleni, Ms P to ask the Minister of Basic Education
With regard to projects completed as part of the Accelerated Schools Infrastructure Delivery Initiative (ASIDI), what is the total number of schools that (a) were built, (b) were provided with sanitation, (c) were connected to water, (d) were supplied with electricity and (e) had renovations undertaken to eliminate pit toilets in the (i) 2013-14, (ii) 2014-15, (iii) 2015-16, (iv) 2016-17 and (v) 2017-18 financial years?
Reply:
a) Total number of inappropriate structures that were built:
- 2013 - 14 financial year is 36;
- 2014 - 15 financial year is 59;
- 2015 - 16 financial year is 51;
- 2016 - 17 financial year is 16; and
- 2017 - 18 financial year is 23.
b) Total number of schools that were provided with sanitation:
- 2013 - 14 financial year is 77;
- 2014 - 15 financial year is 133;
- 2015 - 16 financial year is 21;
- 2016 - 17 financial year is 9; and
- 2017 - 18 financial year is 45.
c) Total number of schools that were provided with water:
- 2013 - 14 financial year is 61;
- 2014 - 15 financial year is 309;
- 2015 - 16 financial year is 81;
- 2016 - 17 financial year is 10; and
- 2017 - 18 financial year is 70.
d) Total number of schools supplied with electricity:
- 2013 - 14 financial year is 101;
- 2014 - 15 financial year is 39;
- 2015 - 16 financial year is 17;
- 2016 - 17 financial year 0; and
- 2017 - 18 financial year is 66.
e) The ASIDI programme only focused on providing sanitation facilities to schools that did not have any form of sanitation facilities. However, in the replacement of inappropriate structures, new sanitation facilities were provided which effectively replaced pit latrines. Further, in all schools provided with sanitation, pit latrines were replaced where they were in existence.